Lucas Arruda

• double LP edition

On his previous albums for Favorite, Brazilian Lucas Arruda has proved adept at adapting a range of vintage sounds from his home country - most notably 1970s MPB, jazz-funk and jazz-fusion, as well as 1980s boogie - into tasty new songs. He's at it again on "Onda Nova", his first album for four years.

This time round, he's added a little blue-eyed soul, AOR and West Coast jazz-rock flavour into the mix alongside his usual breezy blend of ear-catching Brazilian style (check, for example, the Michael McDonald-ish vibes of English language cut "What I'd Do For Love" and the guitar solo-laden smoothness of "Heaven's In Your Arms"). It's a blend that guarantees glassy-eyed and loved-up thrills throughout.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. Dragões e Tigres
• A2. Perdidos e Bobos

• SIDE B
• B1. What I’d Do For Love
• B2. Onda Nova

• SIDE C
• C1. Heaven’s In Your Arms
• C2. Soulshine

• SIDE D
• D1. Dois Náufragos
• D2. Depois do Sol